During the Sail Parade in DelfSail the pilot cutter ‘Eems no. 1′ was also present. The pilot cutter Eems No. 1 is a replica of a Dutch pilot cutter of this name from Delfzijl, which sank on March 22, 1874 during a heavy storm north of Schiermonnikoog. The boat has a length of 28 m and a width of 5 m. It is possible to sail with the cutter.
The pilot station vessel ‘Polaris’ of Dutch Pilot Association was present during DelfSail 2016. The length of the impressive vessel is 81 m and breadth 13 m. The vessel was waved off by the sailors of the tallship ‘Kruzenshtern’ during the Sail Out Parade.
Another photo taken during DelfSail 2009 hanged life-size on a poster in the centre of Delfzijl during DelfSail 2016. The photo also has been used in a press release. The photo is anonymously used without my permission. Again I am not amused.
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This photo of a sailor on the Russian tall ship Sedov I took during DelfSail 2009. Now the picture is on the website DelfSail 2016, in a press release and hangs life-size on a poster in Delfzijl. Together with 4 other pictures they are used anonymously and edited without my permission. I am not amused.
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Boatman Kees de Smidt is mooring the VB4 near the office of the Verenigde Bootlieden in Terneuzen. See for more information about the Verenigde Bootlieden the website.
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One of the jobs of the Verenigde Boatmen in Terneuzen is to transport workmen to their job. On the VB4 the employees of the company Ovet are sailing on the Terneuzen-Ghent Canal from the Massagoed harbour to their job in the Yara harbour.
Boatman Kees de Smidt at work on the VB4 to transport some workmen of the company Ovet from the Massagoed harbour to the Yara harbour.
From the largest Ferris wheel in Europe ( 55 m high) you have a wonderful view of the biggest lock in the world which has been inaugurated on June 10, 2016. The Kieldrechtsluis is 500 m long, 68 m wide and 17.8 m deep. In the background you can see the Deurganckdok and the nuclear power station Doel.
The captain of the pilot vessel ‘British Interceptor’ is on his way to the pilot station in Barry.
As soon as the pilot is on board the crew of the container vessel ‘Kirstin Schepers’ pulls on the pilot ladder. One of the crew members guides the pilot to the wheelhouse.
